Alphabetical List of Databases - E

A fully searchable collection of over 75,000 books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in America from 1639 to 1819. The database consists of two parts: Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800), which is based on Charles Evans's American Bibliography, and Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819), which is based on Ralph R. Shaw's and Richard H. Shoemaker's American Bibliography.

Provides coverage of earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation. Currently has over 114,000 records in the index from approximately 1971-present (full citation and abstracts), with 50% of records 1992 or later. Both journal articles and conference proceedings are included. Updated monthly.

An index of economic literature from periodicals, books, dissertations and working papers, 1969-present.

Indexes and abstracts over 500 professional and scholarly education journals. Dates of coverage vary by title, but some go back to 1983. For 250 of the journals, full-text of the articles is provided, some back to 1994, but most for only the most recent 5 years.

Compendex, the online version of Engineering Index, is a comprehensive database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. 1884-present. The default search covers 1969-present. Use the pull- down menu to change the years of search coverage. The EI Compendex backfile added records from 1884-1968.

EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. 1985-present. Updated bi-monthly.

Includes approximately 60,000 images of original manuscripts and printed materials covering the period 1492-1962. It is organized into five sections covering varying aspects of the colonial experience: Cultural Contact 1492-1969; Literature and Empire; the Visible Empire; Religion and Empire; and Race, Class, Imperialism and Colonialism.

Multimedia encyclopedia on the history, geography, and culture of Africans and people of African descent.

Version three is not meant to replace the earlier editions, but to update and expand upon them, reflecting a broader geographic, chronological and multidisciplinary scope. Also, this online version is as yet incomplete, with new articles and sections being added as they are completed.

Searchable and browsable collection of Encyclopedia Britannica's latest article database, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, and thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.

A scholarly encyclopedia of clothing and other body adornments, from all times and places.

The classic, scholarly English-language encyclopedia of world philosophy. Completely revised and updated in 2006.

This platform provides access to over 9.5 million abstracts from EI Compendex (1884-present), approximately 7.9 million abstracts from Inspec (1896-present), the full text of U.S. patents (1976-present), and the full text of 1300+ CRC engineering handbooks. Also includes links to more than 10,000 websites, selected, reviewed, and evaluated by experts.

Includes the full text of 1300+ CRC Press engineering handbooks. Searchable by keyword only. This database can also be accessed through Engineering Village. You will need a PDF 1.6 compatible viewer (e.g, Adobe Reader) to access these files.

Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. 1990-present.

This multidisciplinary database provides abstracts and references to the literature covering all areas of air, land, water, and noise pollution, as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources. 1981-present. Updated monthly.

Database of the Educational Resources Information Center, indexing and abstracting education journal literature, as well as ERIC documents. 1966-present. Updated monthly.

This is a database of approximately 80% of the ERIC documents indexed in the ERIC database from 1993-present (or, ED348466-). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0+ or a compatible .pdf viewer to access the full-text files.

Indexes over 330,000 essays and articles contained in anthologies and collections of essays published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences. 1900-present. Updated daily.

A comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press, with archival material back to 1985.

A comprehensive index to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750, this database contains more than 32,000 records and covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. Not a full-text database. For advanced researchers only.